TY - JOUR
T1 - Does bird species diversity vary among forest types? A local-scale test in southern Chile.
AU - Fontúrbel, Francisco E.
AU - Jiménez, Jaime E.
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - Birds are the most diverse vertebrate group in Chile, characterized by low species turnover at the country-size scale (high alpha but low beta diversities), resembling an island biota. We tested whether this low differentiation is valid at a local scale, among six forest habitat types. We detected 25 bird species; avifauna composition was significantly different among habitat types, with five species accounting for 60% of the dissimilarity. We found a higher level of bird assemblage differentiation across habitats at the local scale than has been found at the country-size scale. Such differentiation might be attributed to structural differences among habitats.
AB - Birds are the most diverse vertebrate group in Chile, characterized by low species turnover at the country-size scale (high alpha but low beta diversities), resembling an island biota. We tested whether this low differentiation is valid at a local scale, among six forest habitat types. We detected 25 bird species; avifauna composition was significantly different among habitat types, with five species accounting for 60% of the dissimilarity. We found a higher level of bird assemblage differentiation across habitats at the local scale than has been found at the country-size scale. Such differentiation might be attributed to structural differences among habitats.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00114-014-1222-y
DO - 10.1007/s00114-014-1222-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 25113741
AN - SCOPUS:84908154893
SN - 0028-1042
VL - 101
SP - 855
EP - 859
JO - Die Naturwissenschaften
JF - Die Naturwissenschaften
IS - 10
ER -